Biophysical Society Newsletter | October 2017

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2017

BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER

Members in the News

Alicia Alonso , Instituto Biofisika UPV/ EHU and Society member since 2015, was awarded the Bruker Prize from the Spanish Biophysical Society.

Rengasayee Veeraraghavan , Virginia Tech and Society member since 2010, received the George Palade Award from the Micros- copy Society of America.

Alicia Alonso

Rengasayee Veeraraghavan

Maria Queralt-Martin , National Insti- tutes of Health and Society member since 2010, received the Alta-Genics - SBE-33 Prize from the Spanish Bio- physical Society. David W. Piston , Washington Univer- sity in St. Louis and Society member since 1996, was recognized by the Microscopy Society of America with the Distinguished Scientist Award in the Biological Sciences. Christopher Russo , MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Society member since 2015, was awarded the Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America.

Peter Schuck , National Institutes of Health and Society member since 1997, was awarded the James J. Christensen Memorial Award from the Calorimetry Conference.

Maria Queralt- Martin

Peter Schuck

Julian Schroeder , University of California, San Diego and Society member since 1990, was elected to Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences.

David W. Piston

Julian Schroeder

Christopher Russo

BPS members elected to officer positions in IUPAB:

The following members were elected to IUPAB's Council: Erick J. Dufourc , CNRS (France) and Society member since 1996 Hans-Joachim Galla , University of Munster and Society member since 2000 R. Daniel Peluffo , University of the Republic, Uruguay and Society member since 1995 Peter Pohl , Johannes Kepler University and Society mem- ber since 1994 Frances Separovic , University of Melbourne and Society member since 1985 Bryan Trevor Sewell , University of Cape Town and Society member since 2009 Giuseppe Zucchelli , Istituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazio- nale delle Ricerche and Society member since 2008.

Manuel Prieto , Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidad de Lisboa and Society member since 1991, was elected President-Elect.

Manuel Prieto

Juan C. Gomez-Fernandez , University of Murcia and Society member since 1999, was elected Secretary-General.

Juan C. Gomez- Fernandez

John Baenziger , University of Ottawa and Society member since 1990, was elected Treasurer.

John Baenziger